Real time cranial sonography of central nervous system infections

Lillian  V. Lee,; Jose  Robles,

Real time cranial sonography of central nervous system infections

Abstract:

Real Time Cranial Sonography (RTCS) is a readily available, inexpensive and reliable tool in the management of intracranial diseases in neonates and infants and even in older children as has been our experience at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center.

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